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No part of this publication may reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronically or mechanically, including photocopying, recording or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission from the publisher ([registrar@manuu.edu.in](registrar@manuu.edu.in))  \n(SLM Based on UGC CBCS) Editorial Board  \n\n| Dr. Gulfishaan Habeeb\u003Cbr>(Programme Coordinator) | Professor of English,\u003Cbr>CDOE, MANUU, Hyderabad. |\n| --- | --- |\n| Dr. S M Fasiullah | Assistant Professor of English (Contractual)/ Guest Faculty, CDOE, MANUU |\n| Dr. Shah Alam | Assistant Professor of English (Contractual)/ Guest Faculty, CDOE, MANUU |\n\nProgramme Coordinator  \nDr. Gulfishaan Habeeb  \nProfessor of English, CDOE, MANUU, Hyderabad  \n\n| Content Writers | Page No. |\n| --- | --- |\n| ● Dr. Kambhampati Rajesh, Associate Professor & Head, Department of English, Central University of Jammu | 1, 2 |\n| ● Dr Govindaiah Godavarthi, Assistant Professor, Dept. of English, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad | 3, 4 |\n| ● Dr K. 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Introduction to the Dalit Novel\n## Unit 6. Introduction to the Life and Works of G. Kalyana Rao & Sujatha Gidla\n## Unit 7. Untouchable Spring: Background, Plot, Narrative Technique\n## Unit 8. Untouchable Spring: Characters, Themes, Critical Analysis\n## Unit 9. Ants Among Elephants: Background, Plot, Narrative Technique\n## Unit 10. Ants Among Elephants: Characters, Themes, Critical Analysis\n## Unit 11. Introduction to Dalit Poetry\n## Unit 12. Waman Nimbalkar: ‘Mother’\n## Unit 13. Introduction to Dalit Autobiography\n## Unit 14. Baby Kamble: The Prisons We Broke\n## Unit 15. Introduction to the Life and Works of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar\n## Unit 16. Dr. B.R. 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